Whakatāne District Council has prepared a summary of decisions requested in submissions (summary of submissions) on Proposed Plan Change 8 (Huna Road). Further submissions are now sought on the submissions that have been made, as provided for in clauses 7 and 8 of Schedule 1, Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA).
Further submissions close 5pm Friday 31 May 2024.
The summary of submissions and copies of the submissions may be inspected at:
- whakatane.govt.nz/plan-change-8
- Customer Services, Whakatāne District Council, 14 Commerce Street, Whakatāne
- Te Kōputu a te Whanga a Toi - Whakatāne Library, 49 Kākaharoa Drive, Whakatāne
- Murupara Library & Service Centre, 48 Pine Drive, Murupara
- Edgecumbe Library, 38 College Road, Edgecumbe
- Ōhope Library, 4 Harbour Road, Ōhope
The following persons may make a further submission:
- any person representing a relevant aspect of the public interest; and
- any person that has an interest in the proposed policy statement or plan greater than the interest that the general public has; and
- the local authority itself.
A further submission may only express support or opposition to a matter raised in an original submission (made under clause 6, Schedule 1). It must not raise new points of submission. Further submissions must be in the prescribed format of Form 6 of the RMA. Copies of form are available from the Council offices and libraries, and Council’s website.
Further submissions can be made using one of the following options:
Deliver: c/o Policy Planner, Whakatāne District Council Customer Service Centres at
4 Commerce Street, Whakatāne or 48 Pine Drive, Murupara
Post: Policy Planner, Whakatāne District Council, Private Bag 1002, Whakatane 3158
Email: DistrictPlanPolicy@whakatane.govt.nz
Online at: whakatane.govt.nz/plan-change-8
A copy of the further submission must be sent to the original submitter within five working days of lodging the further submission with Whakatāne District Council (clause 8A, Schedule 1 RMA).
After the further submission period ends the planner will review and analyse all submissions and further submissions. Council will then hold a hearing for the Proposed Plan Change to consider submissions that have been lodged and issue decisions on the matters raised. Anyone who makes a submission and indicated that they wish to be heard will have the right to attend the hearing and present their submission. On receiving notice of a decision on their submission, any person who disagrees with, or is dissatisfied with, the decision made, may appeal the decision to the Environment Court for further consideration.
Steph O’Sullivan
Chief Executive